Prepare for the role and responsibilities of the veterinary assistant! Elsevier’s Veterinary Assisting Textbook, 4th Edition, covers everything you need to know to pass the Approved Veterinary Assistant (AVA) Exam and succeed in clinical practice. NAVTA-approved guidelines help in learning to assist in laboratory and radiographic procedures, properly restraining animals, setting up equipment and supplies, cleaning and maintaining practice facilities, feeding and exercising patients, collecting samples, handling and dispensing medications, grooming patients, and record keeping. Updated content reflects the latest Fear-Free™ handling techniques and the veterinary assistant’s role in helping owners through pet loss.

Contents

۱. A technician holds a dog below the neck while a veterinarian examines the dog. Overview of the Veterinary Profession
۲. Office Procedures and Client Relations A woman is talking over the phone with a smiling face.
۳. Medical Terminology A dog with a cream body coat and brownish ears is in a seated position.
۴. Animal Behavior and Restraint A veterinary professional wraps a towel around a cat’s body.
۵. Animal Husbandry and Nutrition A dog food product, labeled good pet. The ingredients, contact number, and other necessary details are mentioned.

۶. Animal Care and Nursing A veterinary technician holds a dog from behind and places a diaphragm of stethoscope on the abdomen while a person holds the dog from the head.
۷. Anatomy and Physiology Structure of a heart.
۸. Pharmacology and Pharmacy Close-up of three sealed injection bottles of various brands, from left to right, are telazol, morphine sulfate injection, and butorphanol tartrate injection.
۹. Anesthesia and Surgical Assisting Various surgical instruments including scalpel blades and scalpel handles are placed on a surface.
۱۰. Laboratory Procedures One gloved hand holds a refractometer, while the other hand places a drop on the prism cover using a dropper with a suction bulb.

۱۱. Diagnostic Imaging A large X-ray unit with a text, InnoVet, on it.
۱۲. Avian and Exotic Animal Care and Nursing A hand holds Abyssinian guinea pig from the base. The pig has round eyes and a fluffy coat.
۱۳. Large Animal Nursing and Husbandry A hand holds the muzzle of a horse, while the other hand closes a humane twitch around it.
۱۴. Hospice, Grief, and Pet Loss A seated cat with a clay paw print above it. The cat’s name is Lily.

Online Contents

Learning Object Slides (507 Pages)

Practice Quiz + Answer (44 Pages)

TEACH Lesson Plans (177 Pages)

TEACH Student Handouts (173 Pages)

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